The success of the event can be seen in both the number of participants and in the amounts raised to fund scholarships and upgrade school facilities Each year, as spring wraps up, Vietnam Investment Review and other sponsors embark upon fulfilling their responsibilities for the community via the annual Swing for the Kids charity golf tournament. The event, hosted by VIR under the Ministry of Planning and Investment, is part of our combined efforts to support disadvantaged students across the country. Since its official launch in 2007, Swing for the Kids has grown to be a noteworthy social sports event, with social significance garnering critical acclaim and approval by the general public as well as becoming a prestigious and familiar rendezvous for kind-hearted amateur golfers from across Vietnam. Swing for the Kids has been enjoying an avalanche of ever-widening support by the business community, the government, and diplomats that pursues golf as a leisure activity, as well as the … [Read more...] about Swing for a good cause
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Australia Day community event slated for Jan 20 in HCMC
Taking place from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., the event will feature multiple interactive sports and games, live entertainment and Australian food and beverages. Entertainment will include families’ favorite activities such as Zorb Balls, tug of war, sack races, slip and slide, cricket, golf and rugby for kids and adults alike. Live performances will keep participants entertained while dining on iconic Australian dishes and a barbecue prepared by some leading hotels, restaurants and Australia chefs in the city. Visitors can also take part in the best dress competition to win awesome prizes. Tickets cost VND250,000 per adult, including five food and beverage vouchers, VND150,000 per child under 18, including three food and beverage vouchers, and free for children under 2 years old. There is also a family package for two adults and two children under 18, costing VND750,000. Tickets are available at the Caravelle Saigon Hotel, 19-23 Lam Son Square, District 1; Mekong Merchant, 23 Thao Dien, … [Read more...] about Australia Day community event slated for Jan 20 in HCMC
Farewell to a golf legend
by Robert Bicknell One of the worst things you can do during a round of golf is look at your score card. I’ve found it’s often much better to just play the game and see how you did afterwards. Counting coup (an old Native American Indian term) during the round is too much of a distraction. It could be said that former George Herbert Walker Bush, 41st US president lived his whole life without keeping score, but his life scorecard is worthy of respect. He died on 30 November and, thus, golf lost one of its biggest supporters, and the world lost an amazing man. Being President of the United States would seem like enough of an achievement for one person, unless that man was George Bush, who believed the best thing you could do was to help others. Service was his calling, as he demonstrated in public life as a war hero, Congressman, Ambassador to the United Nations, CIA Director, Vice President and President. Even afterwards, he went on to form a true “Odd … [Read more...] about Farewell to a golf legend
Saigontourist Golf Tournament organizers plan to offer 500 scholarships
The amount will be donated to fund 500 scholarships worth VND1.2 million each for poor students with good academic records in Ho Chi Minh City’s Can Gio District and the Mekong Delta provinces of Tien Giang, Long An and Ben Tre. As a part of activities to mark the anniversary, the event will kick off on July 28 and the award-giving ceremony will be on the same day. Golfers and visitors will have chance to receive many gifts including plane tickets, televisions. From 2006, Golf Saigontourist event has raised fund of VND7.7 billion for social charity including 4,000 scholarships each worth VND1.2 million for the HCMC Sponsoring Association for Poor Patients, needy and disabled students with good studying performance. This year, it is expected to attract 150 golfers from organizations, newspapers and partners. Many enterprises such as Vietcombank, Gao Restaurant, Saigon Commercial Bank, International Tourist Club, Vegas Club of Caravelle Hotel, Imex Pan Pacific Group, Thai Village, … [Read more...] about Saigontourist Golf Tournament organizers plan to offer 500 scholarships
Swing for the kids Swinging with kind hearts
The twelfth annual golf charity tournament series Swing for the Kids kicks off in Hanoi in April, hoping to raise in the region of VND1.4 billion ($637,000) to enrich the Swing for the Kids scholarship fund. Scheduled for Saturday April 21 the twelfth VIR Swing for the Kids charity tournament will tee-off on the Kings Course at Kings Island Golf Resort in Son Tay district, about 36 kilometres from the city centre. The shotgun start will be at 12pm, and the tournament is expected to attract close to 240 golfers. The awards ceremony will be held on the evening of the tournament at 6pm in the Kings Island Golf Club. The premier 18-hole Kings Course, the third golf course to begin operating at BRG Kings Island Golf Resort, was designed by Jack Nicklaus II, the son of legendary Jack Nicklaus, offering unique beauty in every aspect. The course is famous for its 19th hole, an exclusive place for dramatic play-off rounds. With the tee box located on top of a waterfall nearly 30m high, a … [Read more...] about Swing for the kids Swinging with kind hearts